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Qatar reports 2,779 Covid-19 cases on Jan 6

Published: 06 Jan 2022 - 03:03 pm | Last Updated: 06 Jan 2022 - 03:04 pm
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The Peninsula Online

Doha: Covid-19 cases in Qatar saw another spike on January 6, 2022 as Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 2,779 Coronavirus cases.

Cases
Cases among community: 2,053
Cases among travelers: 726
Total number Covid-19 cases today: 2,779
Total number of active cases: 12,881 
Total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now: 260,283

Recovery
Recovered cases in the last 24 hours: 317
Total number of recovered cases till now: 246,784

Death
Number of deaths in the last 24 hours: 0
Total number of deaths till now: 618
 

Vaccines
Number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the last 24 hrs: 10,252
Total number of booster doses administered till now: 318,496
Total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered since the start of vaccination campaign: 5,255,990

Covid-19 Test
Number of people tested for the first time in the last 24 hrs: 7,285
Total number of tests in the last 24 hrs: 36,619
Total number of people tested till now: 3,210,583

ICU
Number of ICU admissions in the last 24 hrs: 8
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the ICU: 42

Hospitalisation
Number of acute hospital admissions in the last 24 hrs: 64
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital: 432

With Covid-19 still a threat in the country, it is important for everyone to play their role in controlling the virus by following precautionary measures:
- Adherence to physical distancing.
- Avoid close contact with others, crowded places and confined closed spaces where other people congregate.
- Wearing a face mask
- Washing hands regularly.